Psy’s viral hit “Gangnam Style” started out as the song of the summer. Now it boasts a much bigger title: the world’s most-watched YouTube video, overtaking Justin Bieber’s “Baby.”

The South Korean rapper Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, broke the news this weekend on Twitter:

His viral K-pop video, uploaded on Google’s YouTube in July, has reached more than 822 million views in just four months. By contrast, “Baby” has attracted around 805 million views since its release in February 2010.

Comments (5 of 10)

dam i thought it was representing asian lesbians...i lost interest to only find out this is a dude

10:56 pm November 26, 2012

aileen wrote:

Boring

10:44 pm November 26, 2012

Anon wrote:

OOOOOoOOOoOO
OPPAN GANGNAM STYLE!!!

10:17 pm November 26, 2012

T. Traub wrote:

It's a fun video and a refreshing change from the profanity laced porn-rap that is the sad standard today in the U.S. Psy's lyrics are innocent, the scenes are funny and creative, and the dancing is cute.